Welps, the due date has now come and gone and no Emmalyn. James and I were so very far off in our estimation that she would be coming two weeks early. But in our defense, my body has given us every pre-labor signal there is for three weeks now, and that is a bit longer than usual, at least for first timers.
As for ideas on how to induce labor, I've given up. I have gotten lots of advice in this particular area, and most do induce contractions but they go away after a couple of hours and in one case they lasted most of the night but were gone when James woke up to go to work. Anyway, I've tried mowing, walking, jumping jacks (this one was particularly funny to watch I hear), painting, spicy food, having everything in place and finished, and then jinxing it by putting things out of place. And of course, the really good ones that are just between James and I. Nothing worked, which in a way makes me happy because Emmalyn's personality is shining through and saying that she will be coming out when she wants to come out, yeah!!
The good news is that she won't be able to control it much longer because the doc said that she will schedule an induction Thursday, for either that day or Friday. I think she is getting a bit worried about Emmalyn's size since at our last appointment she checked her weight to make sure she wasn't too big. He he, takes after her mommy she does! So, I guess we will let you know, here's for hoping that Emmalyn decides to release that magic drug before Thursday and goes down the tunnel toward the light!!
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